Masumi Harukawa

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

117

Gender

Female

Birthday

1935-11-16 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Masumi Harukawa

Biography

Born Machie Takigawa, she was active as a dancer at the Asakusa Rock Theater under the stage name Mary Rose in the early 1950s. Due to her appearance, she was affectionately nicknamed Daruma-chan and Jumbo-chan. Soon after moving to the Nichigeki Music Hall, she was scouted by the film industry and made her acting debut in "Gurama-to no yuwaku/The Temptation of Grama Island." Memorable in Japan for her regular role in eight of the ten Toei film series " Trucker Rascals," playing the wife of the series co-star Aikawa Kinya, among appearances in other popular cinematic serials such as Zatoichi and Tora-san. International audiences would be more familiar with her work with avant-garde directors Shōhei Imamura & Shūji Terayama.

Known For

  • Hachiko

    Hachiko

  • Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special

    Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special

  • The Castle of Sand

    The Castle of Sand

  • Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō

    Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō

  • Pastoral: To Die in the Country

    Pastoral: To Die in the Country

  • The Insect Woman

    The Insect Woman

  • 腰抜け女兵騒動

    腰抜け女兵騒動

  • Bokyo

    Bokyo

  • Sodachi zakari

    Sodachi zakari

  • Tora-san's Lullaby

    Tora-san's Lullaby

  • Ellie My Love

    Ellie My Love

  • School for Thieves

    School for Thieves

  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier

    A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier

  • Pineapple Butai

    Pineapple Butai

  • Obon, The Moll Dipper

    Obon, The Moll Dipper

  • Hole in the Pants

    Hole in the Pants

  • Shiro and Marilyn

    Shiro and Marilyn

  • Silk Hat Boss

    Silk Hat Boss

  • Silk Hat Boss

    Silk Hat Boss

  • Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me

    Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me

  • Yellow Cherries

    Yellow Cherries

  • Girls of the Night

    Girls of the Night

  • Our Marriage

    Our Marriage

  • Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho

    Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho

  • Oyaji Daiko

    Oyaji Daiko

  • Run Truck Rascal, Run!

    Run Truck Rascal, Run!

  • Intentions of Murder

    Intentions of Murder

  • Zatoichi's Cane Sword

    Zatoichi's Cane Sword

  • Jiyūgaoka fujin

    Jiyūgaoka fujin

  • Futari no Koibito

    Futari no Koibito

  • Temptation on Glamour Island

    Temptation on Glamour Island

  • Yakuza Vassal

    Yakuza Vassal

  • Madcap Mixup

    Madcap Mixup

  • Color

    Color

  • The Cola Game

    The Cola Game

  • Bloody Shuriken

    Bloody Shuriken

  • Hajimete no Tabi

    Hajimete no Tabi

  • Truckster Goes to Hokkaido

    Truckster Goes to Hokkaido

  • Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi

    Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi

  • The Marked Man

    The Marked Man

  • Ambassador Ramen

    Ambassador Ramen

  • Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal

    Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal

  • Tokyo Gambler

    Tokyo Gambler

  • Human Revolution II

    Human Revolution II

  • Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

    Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

  • Makeup

    Makeup

  • Monrō no yōna onna

    Monrō no yōna onna

  • To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

    To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

  • Chained Bitch

    Chained Bitch

  • House of Terrors

    House of Terrors

  • Yanagase Blues

    Yanagase Blues

  • The Gate of Youth

    The Gate of Youth

  • Mappira shain yūkyōden

    Mappira shain yūkyōden

  • Wolf Escort

    Wolf Escort

  • Pink Lady's Motion Picture

    Pink Lady's Motion Picture

  • How to Be the Worst of Office Workers

    How to Be the Worst of Office Workers

  • Tora-san, His Tender Love

    Tora-san, His Tender Love

  • Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder

    Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder

  • Truckster of Guts

    Truckster of Guts

  • Code of Ruffians

    Code of Ruffians

  • Sequel- Three Generations of Company Presidents

    Sequel- Three Generations of Company Presidents

  • Golden Ninja

    Golden Ninja

  • Michi

    Michi

  • Curse of the Blood

    Curse of the Blood

  • The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

    The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

  • Aces Wild

    Aces Wild

  • The Spying Sorceress

    The Spying Sorceress

  • The Truck Rascals Go to The North

    The Truck Rascals Go to The North

  • The Glamorous Ghost

    The Glamorous Ghost

  • The Human Bullet

    The Human Bullet

  • The Wild Trucker

    The Wild Trucker

  • Hito mo arukeba

    Hito mo arukeba

  • 幻の殺意

    幻の殺意

  • Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man

    Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man

  • Carlos

    Carlos

  • A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun

    A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun

  • The Abalone Gals

    The Abalone Gals

  • I Am a Cat

    I Am a Cat

  • Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die

    Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die

  • I Am A Man of Honor

    I Am A Man of Honor

  • Sex Peddlers

    Sex Peddlers

  • Nami kage

    Nami kage

  • Play it, Boogie-Woogie

    Play it, Boogie-Woogie

  • Women Can't Be Beaten

    Women Can't Be Beaten

  • Zatoichi in Desperation

    Zatoichi in Desperation

  • Bridal Cruise

    Bridal Cruise

  • Dynamite Doctor Returns

    Dynamite Doctor Returns

  • The Threat

    The Threat

  • 六人の女を殺した男

    六人の女を殺した男

  • Where Spring Comes Late

    Where Spring Comes Late

  • Neon taiheiki

    Neon taiheiki

  • The Black Cat

    The Black Cat

  • Women Doing Time

    Women Doing Time

  • Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro

    Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro

  • Shogun's Ninja

    Shogun's Ninja

  • My Voiceless Friends

    My Voiceless Friends

  • Truck Rascals in Fever Heat

    Truck Rascals in Fever Heat

  • Desperate Hoodlum

    Desperate Hoodlum

  • A Cheerful Yakuza

    A Cheerful Yakuza

  • How to Make Money

    How to Make Money

  • Hobo General

    Hobo General

  • Boxer

    Boxer

  • The Killing Game

    The Killing Game

  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction

  • Samurai Banners

    Samurai Banners

  • I Love You So Much

    I Love You So Much

  • Life of Hishakaku 3

    Life of Hishakaku 3

  • Tokyo Pop

    Tokyo Pop

  • Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori

    Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori

  • Wagako wa Tanin

    Wagako wa Tanin

  • Older brother

    Older brother

  • Waga Machi

    Waga Machi

  • Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-

    Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-

  • 姫君捕物控

    姫君捕物控

  • なんたって18歳！

    なんたって18歳！

  • Edo wo Kiru

    Edo wo Kiru

  • 猛烈社員 スリゴマ忍法

    猛烈社員 スリゴマ忍法